The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-02
I6THSCHlLO. SASSoON WEDDING.
Interesting Features OF tho Recent
Rothschild Wedding in Paris

Rothschild Wedding in Paris
There have been attacks on the prefecture Of
police for letting the Rothschllds and their
relatives, friends, and acqualntanccs block up
70 Rue de Ia Victolrc on the occasion OF the
Rotnschlld-sassoon wedding. suppose says
The London Truth, nobody has a stronger or
deeper horror OF toadyism than your humble
servant, whose first feeling In the presence OF
amoney-bag causes an immediate stiffening
Of the neck and critical state of mind. But,
while turn with disgust from the nauseous
eattcry In which lot OF the Paris papers
dealt on the occasion Of this wedding, think
the prefecture OF police Is TO be commended for
helping to make things smooth In the street
before the synagogue for the bridal party. It's
2g9od thing for Gll to appear to rejoice with
hose who do rejoice believe that II the
daughter Of my worst enemy were leaving his
house bride that should-this feeling is so
strong in melting roses before her and old
slippers behind. The Rothschds may have
small claims to sympathy outside Of their own
family, and but little claim to admiration. /
know that many will have II that II is impos-
slble for them TO have made all their milards
honestly, or that II is, on the whole better for
the world that they made them; aud they con
tend that they might, seeing what their wealth
Is, and seeing how pleased human beings who
ought to know better are to adore the wealthy,
do more with Il. Personally / wonder that
they are half as good as they are, and / really
believe that Baroness Alphonse does her best
to bring some OF the reality which doing good
produces into her life. The ladies OF the fam
lily, may here say, are and have been gener'
ally, In most respects superior to the numer-
Gus barons, Of which the male part of 1t is
formed. Mime. Gustavc Rothschiid, whose
daughter has just become Mrs. Albert Edward
Sassoon, has many points In which she re-
semblcs the Alsatian Jewesses described by
decentralization. Her worst fault
is ostentation, and as she does not
know how to choose her friends
unless directed by some outward
sign she has sometimes peaches that are
specified, and even badly spotted, around her.
or course, in a city like Paris one must not
try TO fill ones salons with ex-rosleres who
have become honest matrons; but the line,
perhaps, might be drawn at women now elder
" who 90 on flnging their bonnets above the
windmill. The lady who locked up her BROTH
or in a mad house with the design of keeping
him from legltimatizing his children. and SC
adding his fortune to her own already large
Zone, looked like bird Of evil omen at this
bedding Spectators were taken with the
kde She Is fine grl--tall, easily erect,
Xry well built, and, i should say, jolly. Some
Wight think her handsome The Russian d!a
=. 4em which she wore gave an original Stang
to her lace, satin, and orange-blossoms.
think, by the bye, that these flowers should
not be made to serve as balayense as well as
TO ornament the head and corsage. Quite O
thick border of them ran along the edge OF
the skirt and train, where 1t touched the
ground. Four thousand invitations were Is
sued The bearers of about two thousand got
into the synagogue which was joyously flora
and verdant. A dense gathering of Jewish
gentlemen on one side, with their chimney-pol
hats on their heads, spoiled everything when
the company assembled. Turbans should be
obligatoire at Jewish wedding. Tue modern
hat is hldeously out OF tune with oriental pro
files and surroundings. / noticed In the
BRIDES party that dresses, hand embroidered
on the tablers and other parts with gold
were numerous, and they were certainly hand
some. The instinct of the Jewess leads her Il
prefer rich dress to tho .fa;fa lovely to-day
and frghtful tomorrow. which is dear to the
Parlslenne only hear good OF the Sassoons
and thought the face OF the bridegroom pre-
possessing. The harpa of Zion have lost none
OF their old magic. This wedding was truly
musical festival. Faure and Felix Levy sur
passed themselves in the vocal parts, and thu
choruses Of children and the orchestra o.
sirlnged instruments were celestial.